A Plain-Talking EAD Tag Library

<accessrestrict> Conditions Governing Access

<accessrestrict> is a wrapper element which contains information about conditions that affect the availability of the materials being described. These conditions may be based on location, physical condition, and restrictions imposed by another party. It may also indicate that there are no restrictions on the described materials. It is comparable to ISAD(G) data element 3.4.1 and MARC21 field 506.

This should not be confused with <userestrict>, which designates information about limitations on the use of accessed materials or <legalstatus>, which encodes the statutorily-defined status of the materials.

DACS

Examples

Some examples of how <accessrestrict> may be used:

<accessrestrict><head>Restrictions on Access</head><p>Access to the materials is restricted to the following persons:</p><listlisttype="deflist"><listhead><head01>Category</head01><head02>Access level</head02></listhead><defitem><label>Students: Year 5 and above</label><item>With permission of a professor, students Year 5 and above may do historical research on letters and journals included in the collection.</item></defitem><defitem><label>Slytherin alumni</label><item>All materials, except spell books. Use of spell books requires approval from the headmaster and archivist.</item></defitem><defitem><label>Hogwarts faculty and administration</label><item>All materials.</item></defitem><defitem><label>Researchers: Hogwarts alumni</label><item>Alumni of other Hogwarts houses must obtain approval from the archivist. Use of spell books requires additional approval from the headmaster.</item></defitem><defitem><label>Researchers: Other</label><item>Researchers who graduated from other magical academies must obtain permission from the Bloody Baron to use Salazar Slytherin's materials. They must then obtain approval for their project's research topics from the archivist. Use of spell books requires additional approval from the headmaster.</item></defitem></list></accessrestrict>

<accessrestrict>
<head>Restrictions on Access</head>
<p>Access to the materials is restricted to the following persons:</p>
<list listtype="deflist">
<listhead>
<head01>Category</head01>
<head02>Access level</head02>
</listhead>
<defitem>
<label>Students: Year 5 and above</label>
<item>With permission of a professor, students Year 5 and above may do historical research on letters and journals included in the collection.</item>
</defitem>
<defitem>
<label>Slytherin alumni</label>
<item>All materials, except spell books. Use of spell books requires approval from the headmaster and archivist.</item>
</defitem>
<defitem>
<label>Hogwarts faculty and administration</label>
<item>All materials.</item>
</defitem>
<defitem>
<label>Researchers: Hogwarts alumni</label>
<item>Alumni of other Hogwarts houses must obtain approval from the archivist. Use of spell books requires additional approval from the headmaster.</item>
</defitem>
<defitem>
<label>Researchers: Other</label>
<item>Researchers who graduated from other magical academies must obtain permission from the Bloody Baron to use Salazar Slytherin's materials. They must then obtain approval for their project's research topics from the archivist. Use of spell books requires additional approval from the headmaster.</item>
</defitem>
</list>
</accessrestrict>

Changes from EAD 2002

<accessrestrict> gained @lang and @script. @type changed to @localtype. It lost child elements: <address>,<legalstatus>, and <note>.